Petroleum scarcity has political undertone — NNPC boss

BY TONY EDIKE
ENUGU—THE Nigerian National Petroleum corporation NNPC, yesterday, said that the acute shortage of petroleum products especially the ‘

Kidnappers of Clark’s son demand N50m ransom

By Emma Amaize
WARRI- SUSPECTED kidnappers of Mr. Ebikeme Clark, son of elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, kidnapped, Wednesday, at Kiagbodo, Delta State, has reportedly contacted the family, demanding about

50 killed as soldiers battle Fulani insurgent in Nasarawa

SOLDIERS KILLED OVERS 50 FULANI INSURGENCE IN A GUN BATTLE IN NASARAWA
By Abel Daniel

Chad withdraws from peacekeeping force in C.Africa

N’DJAMENA (AFP) – Chad announced Thursday it was withdrawing from the African peacekeeping force in the violence-torn Central African Republic after being accused of siding with a mainly Muslim movement

Bomb hidden in toy kills boy, injures four in Pakistan

PESHAWAR – A 10-year-old boy was killed and four others were wounded when an explosive apparently hidden inside a toy they were playing with detonated in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, police said.

Nigeria can surprise the world — Westerhof

By Onochie Anibeze
Clemens Westerhof has been dreaming lately. And from far away Holland, his home, the man who turned

Boat Mishap: 8 dead, 6 feared missing in Lagos

Lagos – Eight persons have been confirmed dead following a boat accident on Wednesday night during a trip between Eko Bridge and Ikorodu water ways in Lagos.

Why rape is on the increase – mothers

Lagos – Some mothers on Wednesday blamed the increasing cases of rape witnessed in the country on the failure of some parents to meet their responsibilities to their girl children.

Uproar over death of 8-yr-old girl in Bayelsa

By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa

The Management of the Bayelsa-owned Diette-Koki Hospital in Yenagoa, have absolved the medical

Rainstorm destroy 100 electricity poles in Benue

Makurdi – The Makurdi Business Unit of Jos Electricity Distribution Company, on Thursday said rainstorm had destroyed more than 100 electricity poles on Wednesday night in parts of Benue.

2015: Jonathan’s supporters, detractors and the rest of us

ONLY the politically naive can fail to see that President Goodluck Jonathan will contest the 2015 presidential election. Even if his now famous body language is the only signal we can read, the signs are evident that the

Kidnappers abduct Clark’s son

By Emma Amaize and Egufe Yafugborhi

WARRI- SUSPECTED kidnappers have abducted Mr. Ebi Clark, son of Ijaw national leader and former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, currently a delegate to the National Conference.

He was reportedly kidnapped, Wednesday, at Clark’s countryhome, Kiagbodo in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State by the gunmen, who invaded the community.

A source told Vanguard that they whisked him away in a speedboat through the Kiagbodo River, connecting

Electoral seats not given but contested for, Fashola tells Igbo

By OLUFEMI AJASA
Reacting to a question on the representation of Igbo’s in Lagos
Government, the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola today, urged

FG denies ebola outbreak in Nigeria

BY CHIOMA OBINNA & GABRIEL OLAWALE
The Federal Government yesterday confirmed outbreak of dengue heamorrhagic fever in Nasarawa State,

Goodluck Jonathan, Patience have no anointed candidates – PDP

BY ANAYO OKOLI.
UMUAHIA- THE ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in South East zone, has dismissed claims by some political office aspirants for 2015 elections that they are anointed candidates of President Goodluck Jonathan or his wife, Patience, saying that the first family has no anointed candidates for any position any where.

Group wants FG to halt plans to retire civil servants

The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) on Wednesday urged the Federal

Terry G begins pure water business

Koko master D’banj will soon no longer be the only celebrity to venture into pure water business as

FIFA place transfer ban on Barcelona

FIFA on Wednesday banned Spanish giants Barcelona from buying or selling players for the next two transfer windows for “serious” breaches of rules on under-age players.
FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee found Barcelona and the Spanish Football Association (RFEF) guilty of

Fashola blames FG for Apapa traffic gridlock

LAGOS State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has said that the failure of the Federal Government at complementing the efforts of the state, towards finding a lasting solution to the indiscriminate parking of trailers and tankers on Apapa/Oshodi Expressway was responsible for the perennial gridlock on the road.

Students protest ‘arbitrary hike’ in LASU fees, others

Storm Fashola’s office

Disrupt activities at Lagos House

BY OLASUNKANMI AKONI & BOSE ADELAJA

LAGOS—Irate students yesterday, disrupted normal activities at the Lagos House, Alausa, office of